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Hong Kíng-Bûn on Dr. Richard Dawkins, “Cultural Christianity,” and Atheism
Hong Kíng-Bûn, the founder of the Taiwanese Humanist Institute and Humanistic Pastafarianism in Taiwan, dedicates his efforts to civil defense and the revitalization of the Taiwanese language....
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The Hidden Pain of LGBTQ+ Youth in the Church
Ian was the first kid who told me he was gay. I remember the conversation as if it were yesterday, much because it took me completely by surprise, and found me hopelessly unprepared to respond. I was a...
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20 Life-Changing Lessons Every Teen Needs
Dear Son, I love you very much and now that you’re fourteen years old, and on the cusp of manhood, there are some lessons that I’d like to teach you about life. When I was your age, I was taught by the...
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Why the Bible Might Be More Accurate Than You Think
When you write about religion, you expect to get some hate. But, even I was surprised by the strong reaction that some readers had to my article on the non-Biblical evidence for the existence of a...
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I Didn’t Believe in Demons Until I Met One Face-to-Face
It’s easy to deny the existence of demons until you find yourself staring at one. I was certainly no believer. Such phenomena were reserved for Hollywood horror films that have no qualms about...
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Unmasking the Pitfalls of Toxic Positivity in the Evangelical Church
So there I was brainlessly scrolling through Facebook reels before bed. I know, I know. Of all the things I could do before bed, this was a bad choice. On this particular evening, the Facebook...
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Why Hasn’t the U.S. Elected a Woman President?
Last month, Mexico elected its first woman president. On June 3, Claudia Sheinbaum joined a growing list of past and present female leaders in Central and South America. And she’s not just female,...
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White Christian, It’s Time to Embrace Jesus’ Love and Reject Donald Trump’s...
Dear White Christian, it’s time. It’s time to admit that this was all a horrible mistake: that whether you were misled by a pastor, deceived by a politician, manipulated by partisan media, or whether...
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When Spiritual Abusers Are Exposed
Once upon a time, Mark Driscoll was a superstar in the conservative evangelical church scene. A gifted communicator and a charismatic leader, Driscoll’s down-to-earth and hip-yet hard-line approach to...
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I Just Got Accused of Indoctrinating My Own Kids
Let’s talk about indoctrination. Specifically, let’s talk about the religious indoctrination of children. It’s a topic that’s at the top of my mind because well… one of my readers just accused me of...
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Today, I Was Spiritually Violated
Violated. That’s how I feel. Completely violated. I am still reeling from a conversation I just had with a hardcore fundamentalist Christian. Though, it would be generous to call it a conversation. The...
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Trump Loses His Religion, Claims Kamala Dislikes Catholics and Jews
Jean-Paul Sartre, a leading 20th century French philosopher, once famously quipped, “I had found my religion…” But Donald Trump lost his religion a long time ago. Trump’s biographers, and those who...
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Pastor Has Unbelievable McDonald’s Meltdown — Then Gets Arrested.
I’ve been on the receiving end of some pretty lousy service at McDonald’s down through the years. Who hasn’t? If I had a dollar for every time the pimply teenager at the drive-thru window forgot to put...
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Eight Moments When Pastors Crossed the Line in Their Sunday Sermons
When I was a very young pastor, I once said something in a sermon that actually made people leave the church in disgust. To you, it might seem rather benign, but to some in my church, it was so...
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Is It Disrespectful to Call Another Person Lost?
Amazing grace, How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I’m found Was blind but now I see The sweet refrains of Amazing Grace, the grand old hymn written by John Newton...
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Unveiling the Church’s Silent Weapon
“When you get to die,” The preacher explained, “You’ll come face to face with God, and then you’ll have to explain everything you’ve done.” “I can imagine that there will be a big screen where your...
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The Dangers of Toxic Power Dynamics in Church Leadership
We would like to believe that those who lead our churches would never make decisions based solely on what is best for themselves, their families, their friends, or even particular individuals or groups...
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How Political Agendas Are Shaping Christianity
Today, I stumbled across an article on the online publication crosswalk.com entitled “5 Things Christians Should Know about the Faith and Beliefs of Tim Walz.” “This ought to be interesting,” I thought...
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A Prayer for Donald Trump and the Righteous Few
Dear Lord, I thank you, Father, that I am not like other people — cheaters, sinners, adulterers, democrats, satirists, those who are pro-choice, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, those who try to...
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Regarding the End of Democracy in the USA
To My Dear American Friends, G’day from Down Under! I hope this letter finds you well, but I’ll cut to the chase. We need to talk about something that’s been on my mind — Project 2025. Now, I might...
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